Cranberry Nut Scones
Ingredients
- 2 cup all purpose flour
- 0.3 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 0.3 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup cold butter or margarine (Butter is best)
- 0.5 cup chopped nuts (your choice, I use pecans)
- 0.5 cup dried fruit cut in small pieces (I use dried sweetened
- 1 tbsp grated orange peel
Instructions
- 1
l cup heavy cream (whipping cream) In medium bowl, mix all dry ingredients and cut in butter till it looks like fine crumbs.
- 2
Then add your dried fruit, chopped nuts & grated orange peel.
- 3
With a fork mix in the cream, just till all ingredients are moist.
- 4
Remove to knead about 8 times on lightly floured surface.
- 5
Divide dough in half and pat into 2 - 6 inch circles.
- 6
Cut each circle into 8 triangles and place the triangles on an ungreased baking sheet leaving about 1 inch between them and bake about 15 minutes in 375 oven.
- 7
Serve with jam of your choice.
- 8
You can also serve with Devonshire Cream: Take 3 ounces of cream cheese and add 4 teaspoons of confectioners sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- 9
Mix well and add about 1/3 cup heavy cream till smooth.
- 10
Refrigerate till ready to eat.
- 11
Place on top of scone with jam on top.
- 12
Super delicious!!!!!!